Prenalterol as a diagnostic test in patients with pseudoischaemic T waves
Capucci, A.; Pacassoni, D.; Cavallini, C.; Magnani, B.
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research 4(3): 185-194
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0251-1649 PMID: 6149196 Document Number: 235150
Prenalterol test sensitivity was evaluated in 21 patients with pseudoischaemic T waves and no documented organic heart disease. Test sensitivity (40 .mu.g/kg i.v. in 3 min) was 90.4%. The isoproterenol test, performed in 10 of these patients, showed a similar sensitivity, but prenalterol had a lower positive chronotropic effect than isoproterenol (P < 0.0005). The possible advantages of prenalterol test introduction in clinical practice are analyzed.